 | David Hume - 1776 - 496 pàgines
...lands, belonging to that fept, and gave every one his {hare R. As no man, by reafon of this cuftom, enjoyed the fixed property of any land ; to build, to plant, to inclofe, to cultivate, to improve, would have been fo much loft labour. The chieftains and the Tanifts,... | |
 | Sir John Davies - 1787 - 368 pàgines
...the Sept had died, his portion was not divided among his fons, but the chief of the Sept made a new partition of all the lands belonging to that Sept, .and gave every one his part according to his antiquity. The mif- Thefe two Irifh cuftoms made all their pofaliif by at feffions... | |
 | Robert Bisset - 1803 - 532 pàgines
...the lands belonging to that fept, and gave every one his mare. As no man, by reafon of this cuftom, enjoyed the fixed property of any land ; to build, to plant, to inclofe, to cultivate, to improve, would have been fo much loft labour *. The tanifts, or chieftains,... | |
 | David Hume - 1810 - 568 pàgines
...died, his portion was not shared out among his sons ; but the chieftain, at his discretion, made a new partition of all the lands belonging to that sept,...of this custom, enjoyed the fixed property of any ! Burke. land ; to build, to plant, to enclose, to cultivate, to 1mprove, would have been so much lost... | |
 | Robert Bisset - 1810 - 578 pàgines
...died, his portion was not shared out among his sons ; but the chieftain, at his discn-tion, made a new partition of all the lands belonging to that sept,...reason of this custom, enjoyed the fixed property of in? I Burke ** Vi land ; to build, to plant, to enclose, to cultivate, to im- CHAP. prove, would have... | |
 | David Hume - 1812 - 604 pàgines
...died, his portion was not shared out among his sons ; but the chieftain, at his discretion, made a new partition of all the lands belonging to that sept, and gave every one his share u. As no man, by reason of this custom, enjoyed the fixed property of any land ; t« build, to plant,... | |
 | John Lawless - 1815 - 558 pàgines
...died, his portion was not shared out among his ions ; but the chieftain, at his discretion, made a new partition of all the lands belonging to that sept,...cultivate, to improve, would have been so much lost li'oour. 2T6 desolation of the sword, and the bigotry of the monarch against the ancient religion of... | |
 | Robert Bisset - 1816 - 834 pàgines
...died, hie portion was not shared out among his sons ; but the chieftain, at his discretion, made n new partition of all the lands belonging to that sept,...fixed property of any land ? to build, -to plant, to enclose, to cultiva te, to improve, would have been so much lost labour." The tanists, or chieftains,... | |
 | Robert Bisset - 1822 - 824 pàgines
...died, his portion was not shared out among his sons ; but the chieftain, at his discretion, made a new partition of all the lands belonging to that sept,...of this custom, enjoyed the fixed property of any laud ; to build, to plant, to enclose, to cultivate, to improve, would have been so modi lost labour.1... | |
 | 1822 - 136 pàgines
...the sept had died, his portion was not divided amongst his sons, but the chief of the sept made a new partition of all the lands belonging to that sept, and gave every one his part according to his antiquity. " Neither did any of them in all this time plant .any gardens or orchards,... | |
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... and legitimate : and, after partition made, if any of the sept died, his portion was not shared out among his sons, but the chieftain, at his discretion, made a new partition of all the lands belonging to that sept, and gave every one his share... 
